<![CDATA[Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas.]]>Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. ๐Ÿ“ฏ

โ€œThis week, the Trump administration declared tubas, trombones, trumpets, and French horns a national security threat.

Yes, really.โ€

The catering-cart-in-chief is terrified of the sousaphone.

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/donald-trump-tariffs-brass-instruments/

]]>https://a440.social/topic/78/thank-god-the-president-is-saving-us-from-the-tubas.RSS for NodeSat, 22 Aug 2026 03:30:25 GMTWed, 12 Aug 2026 16:10:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:33:06 GMT]]>@Isabel626 I would kind of love to see the Aztec whistle gain use as an ice warning device.

Sadly, in the U.S., DHS is trying to criminalize the use of whistles. I wish I were kidding.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117094585914645787https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117094585914645787Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:33:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:31:46 GMT]]>@paco I love that heโ€™s right there already, and you are in on it too. The sax syndicate is off to a good start ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜†

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117094580643617582https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117094580643617582Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:31:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:50:07 GMT]]>@davidaugust that's because he's always tooting his own horn, no one else can do it.
Good thing the aztec whistle is not forbidden tho!!! ๐Ÿ‘€
Or the hand whistle, before the usa decides to start chopping hands.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://masto.pt/users/Isabel626/statuses/117093709065938712https://a440.social/post/https://masto.pt/users/Isabel626/statuses/117093709065938712Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:50:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:54:04 GMT]]>@davidaugust Yup, *exactly* like the Abominations Unto Nuggan.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117093488685892172https://a440.social/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/117093488685892172Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:54:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:47:29 GMT]]>@davidaugust And he replies โ€œyeah weโ€™ve been making jokes about that for days.โ€ Weird when a high schooler is up on a political thing ahead of me. I shoulda known that he and all his terrorist friends (sousaphone players) would hear about it.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117093462800197602https://a440.social/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117093462800197602Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:47:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:33:24 GMT]]>@davidaugust My son is the drum major for his high school marching band. This week is band camp. I sent him this so he can tease the brass section when they mess up.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117093407427147527https://a440.social/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117093407427147527Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:33:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:59:00 GMT]]>@KevinFreitas @mwyman truly. This, and so much, should not be real at all.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117093272184424700https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117093272184424700Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:59:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:16:06 GMT]]>@mwyman @davidaugust Wow, what an idiotic timeline weโ€™re living within where that would actually not be an Onion headline.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/KevinFreitas/statuses/117088384900927912https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/KevinFreitas/statuses/117088384900927912Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:16:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:14:32 GMT]]>@mwyman for good, and numerous, reasons.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117086727184323439https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117086727184323439Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:14:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:23:39 GMT]]>@davidaugust as a trumpet player possibly considering a new flugelhorn soon, this pisses me off.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mwyman/statuses/117085819347789301https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mwyman/statuses/117085819347789301Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:23:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:19:26 GMT]]>@royterdw good question. Not sure if cbp has the acumen and honesty to analyze such things.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117084623080810063https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117084623080810063Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:19:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:21:57 GMT]]>@Elleaster flawless reply.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117083453362576317https://a440.social/post/https://mastodon.online/users/davidaugust/statuses/117083453362576317Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thank god the president is saving us from the tubas. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:18:02 GMT]]>@davidaugust Sad trombone.

]]>https://a440.social/post/https://ohai.social/users/Elleaster/statuses/117083437965647063https://a440.social/post/https://ohai.social/users/Elleaster/statuses/117083437965647063Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:18:02 GMT